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Metal allergy can cause cobalt hemi-implants to fail in great toe joint osteoarthritis treatment. This underreported issue necessitates considering implant allergy in differential diagnoses for implant failure.

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Area of Science:

Orthopedic Surgery
Podiatric Medicine
Biomaterials Science

Background:

Hemi-joint implants are used for great toe joint osteoarthritis.
Implant failure necessitates revision surgery.
Causes of implant failure are varied.

Purpose of the Study:

To report a case of cobalt hemi-implant failure due to metal allergy.
To highlight the underreporting of metal allergy in podiatric literature.
To discuss the potential value of metal allergy screening for joint implants.

Main Methods:

Case report presentation.
Literature review on metal allergy and joint implants.
Discussion of diagnostic methods for metal allergy.

Main Results:

A cobalt hemi-implant failed 16 months post-implantation due to suspected metal allergy.
Metal allergy is an underreported cause of hemi-implant failure in the great toe.

Conclusions:

Metal allergy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hemi-joint implant failure.
Preoperative screening for metal allergy may be beneficial.
Further investigation into metal allergy prevalence with joint replacement is warranted.